Thenzawl

Thenzawl
Town
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Coordinates: 23°19′N92°45′E / 23.32°N 92.75°E / 23.32; 92.75
Country	India
State	Mizoram
District	Serchhip
Elevation	783 m (2,569 ft)
Population  (June 2021)
• Total	21,158
Languages
• Official	Mizo
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MZ
Climate	Cwa

Thenzawl is a census town in Serchhip district in the Indian state of Mizoram. It is a center for the traditional Mizo handloom industry. ^[1]

Geography

Thenzawl is located at 23°19′N92°45′E / 23.32°N 92.75°E / 23.32; 92.75 . ^[2]

Tourism

Tourist sites in the area include:

• Vantawng Falls - located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Thenzawl. ^[3]
• Bengkhuaia Thlan - the founder of Thenzawl Bengkhuaia invaded Alexandrapur in 1871 kidnapping Mary Winchester which brought about the British to Mizoram. He died around 1879. ^[4]
• Vaibiak - the place from where they took back Mary Winchester. ^[5]

• Chawngchilhi Puk - a cave associated with a love story between a lady and a snake. ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Tuirihiau falls - a beautiful waterfall near Thenzawl, upstream of Vantawng fall. ^[9]
• Thenzawl Deer Park - has 17 deer (11 female and 6 male) in a natural environment. ^[10]
• Thenzawl Golf Course and Resort ^[11] is rated as "one of the best all season Golf courses in the North East India".^{[ citation needed ]}

Media

The media in Thenzawl includes, Print Media and Visual : ^[12]

Newspapers

• Vantawng
• Ramlai Post
• Zawlbuk Aw

References

1. One World South Asia
2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Thenzawl, India". www.fallingrain.com.
3. "Vantawng Falls". india9. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
4. Vumson. "British Invasion of 1871". Zomi Library. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
5. "Thenzawlah i kal dawn em?". vanglaini. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
6. Rini Tochhong. "Chawngchilhi". Mizo writing in English. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
7. "Chawngchilhi Puk". The Zozam Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
8. wonderboy. "Chawngchilhi puk". misual.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
9. Lalruatsanga (3 July 2011). "photo". flickr. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
10. "Environment & Forest Minister - In Thenzawl Deer Park Tlawh". Mizoram DIPR. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
11. "Thenzawl Golf Resort".
12. "Accredited Journalists". DIPR Mizoram. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.